The Kingdom of the Two Sicilies in Southern Italy was ruled by monarchs from its establishment in 1816 to its incorporation into the Kingdom of Italy in 1861.
History Joachim Murat was the first king to rule a kingdom called "Two Sicilies" by the Edict of Bayonne, in 1808. Though he controlled the mainland, he never physically controlled the island of Sicily, where his Bourbon rival had fled from Naples.Proclaims with Murat's title.
After the Congress of Vienna in 1815, the title of king of Two Sicilies was adopted by Ferdinand IV of Naples in 1816.Romeo R., Moments and problems of the Restoration in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (1815–1820), in Southern Italy and Sicily during the Risorgimento, Naples 1963, pp. 85–96. Under Ferdinand's rule, the Kingdom of Naples and the Kingdom of Sicily were unified. He had previously been king separately of both Naples and Sicily.
List of kings
PortraitNameArmsReignSuccessionLife detailsFerdinand IFerdinando I12 December 1816 – 4 January 1825()Son of Charles III of Spain12 January 1751 – 4 January 1825(aged 73)Francis IFrancesco I4 January 1825 – 8 November 1830()Son of Ferdinand I19 August 1777 – 8 November 1830(aged 53)Ferdinand IIFerdinando II8 November 1830 – 22 May 1859()Son of Francis I12 January 1810 – 22 May 1859(aged 49)Francis IIFrancesco II22 May 1859 – 20 March 1861()Son of Ferdinand II16 January 1836 – 27 December 1894(aged 58)
See also List of consorts of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies List of monarchs of Naples List of monarchs of Sicily County of Apulia and Calabria Descendants of Charles III of Spain House of Bourbon
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